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Ligeiceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Ligeiceras Barroso-Barcenilla p. 394

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusLigeiceras

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Ligeiceras Barroso-Barcenilla 2011
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†Ligeiceras fourneti Dumortier 1874
†Ligeiceras globulus Rulleau 2008
†Ligeiceras inornatum d'Orbigny 1843
†Ligeiceras jurense Quenstedt 1849
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height2037.111.557.838.49.21
shell diameter2066.923.7109.070.517.6
shell inflation203.300.00116.49.554.99

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:10:59
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sinemurian to the top of the Bajocian or 199.30000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Austria Nautilus anomphalus (173572)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain L. globulus (171075 171076)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Portugal L. inornatum (171068)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Spain L. globulus (171078) L. inornatum (171067) L. jurense (171074) L. jurense, L. globulus (171073)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Spain L. anomphalus (171072)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Austria Nautilus jurensis (173584 173585)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Spain L. globulus (171077) L. inornatum (171066)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Portugal L. globulus (171079)
Bifrons - Thouarsense182.0 - 175.6France Cenoceras globulus (150353)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6France (Rhone) Cenoceras fourneti (140483)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6France Cenoceras fourneti (167440) Nautilus fourneti (167439)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Spain L. anomphalus (168057 171069 171070) L. fourneti (126624 171064 171065)
Thouarsense180.1 - 175.6France Cenoceras globulus (167410)
Murchisonae175.6 - 171.6Spain L. anomphalus (171071)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3United Kingdom Cenoceras inornatus (170326)